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1、―Then,good,‖Sylviasaid.―Threedaysfromnowthere‘sgoingtobeanexecutioninPennsylvania.So,andtwodaysafterthat,onThursday,TedandIhaveourfortiethanniversary.AndifyouaskTed,he‘lltellyouthat‘swhywe‘reonthiscruise,fortheanniversary.He‘lltellyouthat,butit‘snotthetruth.Orit‘sonlyatruthaboutTedandnotme.‖Enidfe
2、ltafraid.―Themanwho‘sbeingexecuted,‖SylviaRothsaid,―killedourdaughter.‖―No.‖TheblueclarityofSylvia‘sgazemadeherseemabeautiful,lovableanimalthatwasnot,however,quitehuman.―TedandI,‖shesaid,―areonthiscruisebecausewehaveaproblemwiththisexecution.Wehaveaproblemwitheachother.‖―No!Whatareyoutellingme?‖En
3、idshuddered.―Oh,Ican‘tstandtohearthis!Ican‘tstandtohearthis!‖Sylviaquietlyregisteredthisallergytoherdisclosure.―I‘msorry,‖shesaid.―It‘snotfairofmetoambushyou.Maybeweshouldcallitanight.‖ButEnidquicklyregainedhercomposure.ShewasdeterminednottomissbecomingSylvia‘sconfidante.―Tellmeeverythingyouneedto
4、tellme,‖shesaid.―AndI‘lllisten.‖Shefoldedherhandsinherlaplikeagoodlistener.―Goahead.I‘mlistening.‖―ThentheotherthingIhavetotellyou,‖Sylviasaid,―isthatI‘magunartist.Idrawguns.Youreallywanttohearthis?‖―Yes.‖Enidnoddedeagerlyandvaguely.Thedwarf,shenoticed,usedasmallladdertofetchdownbottles.―Interesti
5、ng.‖Formanyyears,Sylviasaid,she‘dbeenanamateurprintmaker.Shehadasun-filledstudioinherhouseinChaddsFord,shehadacream-smoothlithographystoneandatwenty-piecesetofGermanwoodblockchisels,andshebelongedtoaWilmingtonartguildinwhosesemi-annualshow,whileheryoungestchild,Jordan,grewfromatomboyintoanindepend
6、entyoungwoman,she‘dsolddecorativeprintsforpriceslikefortydollars.ThenJordanwasmurderedandforfiveyearsSylviaprinted,drew,andpaintednothingbutguns.Yearafteryearonlyguns.―Terribleterrible,‖Enidsaidwithopendisapproval.Thetrunkofthewind-splinteredtuliptreeoutsideSylvia‘sstudiosuggestedstocksandbarrels.
7、Everyhumanformsoughttobecomeahammer,atriggerguard,acylinder,agrip.Therewasnoabstractionthatcouldn‘tbetracerfire,orthesmokeofblackpowder,orahollowpoint‘sflowering.Thebodywasworldlikeintherepletenessofitspossibilit
